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Klamath County staff recommend 5% raise for county surveyor; COLA for elected officials paused pending bargaining talks
Summary
At a county budget hearing, HR presented a compensation board recommendation to raise the surveyor's pay 5% to resolve pay compression and advised that any COLA for elected officials be set equal to collective‑bargaining outcomes (except the sheriff). The committee asked questions but did not make a final decision.
Bert, the HR director, told the Klamath County budget committee that the elected officials compensation board recommended a 5% increase for the county surveyor to correct pay compression and ensure the surveyor’s wage exceeds that of the deputy. “The committee recommended a 5% increase for the surveyor,” Bert said during the presentation.
The board’s comparators were selected using population, budget, full‑time equivalent counts and county rank, Bert said; elected officials were evaluated on salary and comparable FTEs. Bert confirmed that,…
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